Juventus and Chelsea put rivals in their place
Sunday, October 5, 2014
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Juventus laid down the law against Serie A rivals AS Roma on a weekend that brought victory for Chelsea FC at home to Arsenal FC and a new record for FC Barcelona.
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Juventus came out on top against AS Roma in Sunday's high-profile Serie A showdown, after Chelsea FC similarly imposed their will on Premier League rivals Arsenal FC. There were eye-catching wins too for the likes of FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF, for whom Cristiano Ronaldo struck a third hat-trick in four games, while Malmö FF clinched the Swedish title and FC Barcelona set a new record.
Group A
• Club Atlético de Madrid suffered a first Liga defeat this term, 3-1 at Valencia CF.
• Juventus won a top-of-the-table clash with AS Roma 3-2, Leonardo Bonucci scoring four minutes from time after Carlos Tévez's double.
• Markus Rosenberg struck late as Malmö defeated AIK Solna 3-2 to secure the Swedish title for a second successive year.
• Olympiacos FC's home test against Greek leaders PAOK FC was postponed.
22 October: Atlético v Malmö, Olympiacos v Juventus
Group B
• Real Madrid clinched their fourth consecutive Liga win, downing Athletic Club 5-0 as Cristiano Ronaldo hit another hat-trick.
• FC Basel 1893 lost to FC St Gallen for the second time this season, a 2-1 defeat allowing FC Zürich to move top in Switzerland.
• Liverpool FC overcame West Bromwich Albion FC 2-1, their first win in five games in all competitions.
• PFC Ludogorets Razgrad failed to prevail for the second week in a row in Bulgaria, drawing 0-0 with PFC Slavia Sofia.
22 October: Ludogorets v Basel, Liverpool v Real Madrid
Group C
• AS Monaco FC's trip to the French capital ended in a 1-1 draw at Paris Saint-Germain, Anthony Martial levelling in added time.
• FC Zenit will not be in action again until their meeting with FC Krasnodar on 18 October.
• Bayer 04 Leverkusen surrendered second spot in the Bundesliga with a 2-2 draw against SC Paderborn.
• Portuguese Liga pacesetters SL Benfica impressed in a 4-0 victory at home to FC Arouca.
22 October: Leverkusen v Zenit, Monaco v Benfica
Group D
• Borussia Dortmund are ten points shy of the Bundesliga summit having lost 1-0 to Hamburger SV.
• Goals from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa condemned Arsenal to a 2-0 loss at Chelsea FC to leave the Gunners nine points off the leaders.
• Galatasaray AŞ won 2-1 at Kayseri Erciyesspor through goals from Burak Yılmaz and Wesley Sneijder.
• RSC Anderlecht continue to hold sway in Belgium despite Sunday's 0-0 draw with KRC Genk.
22 October: Anderlecht v Arsenal, Galatasaray v Dortmund
Group E
• Bundeslig frontrunners Bayern recorded a 4-0 defeat of Hannover 96.
• Roma dropped Serie A points for the first time, suffering a 3-2 defeat to Juventus, who pulled three points clear.
• Yaya Touré and Sergio Agüero struck late to give Manchester City FC a 2-0 victory against Aston Villa FC.
• PFC CSKA Moskva next face FC Kuban Krasnodar on 18 October.
21 October: CSKA v Manchester City, Roma v Bayern
Group F
• Paris Saint-Germain went ahead through Lucas against Monaco but ultimately had to settle for a 1-1 stalemate.
• Lionel Messi and Neymar earned Barcelona a record-breaking 2-0 triumph at Rayo Vallecano de Madrid.
• Ajax FC lost ground on PSV Eindhoven at the top of the Eredivisie following a 0-0 home draw with PEC Zwolle.
• APOEL FC will hope to cement their place at the top in Cyprus when they travel to Othellos Athienou FC on Monday night.
21 October: APOEL v Paris, Barcelona v Ajax
Group G
• Chelsea restored their five-point cushion in the Premier League with a 2-0 home success against London rivals Arsenal FC.
• FC Schalke 04 suffered a third away defeat of the season in the Bundesliga, falling 2-1 at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
• Tavares scored a 91st-minute equaliser for NK Maribor, who drew 3-3 with NK Olimpija Ljubljana to lose ground on leaders NK Domžale.
• Islam Slimani scored two of Sporting Clube de Portugal's four second-half goals in a 4-0 win at FC Penafiel.
21 October: Schalke v Sporting, Chelsea v Maribor
Group H
• Juan Quintero hit the winner as FC Porto saw off SC Braga 2-1 in Portugal.
• FC BATE Borisov returned to winning ways in Belarus after three successive draws, coming from behind to win 2-1 at FC Gomel.
• FC Shakhtar Donetsk had Vyacheslav Shevchuk dismissed in a 1-0 loss at FC Dynamo Kyiv.
• Struggling Athletic slipped to a fifth Liga reverse this term, losing 5-0 at Real Madrid.
21 October: BATE v Shakhtar, Porto v Athletic